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It isn't that things will necessarily go wrong (Murphy's Law), but rather that they will take so much more time and effort than you think if they are not to go wrong.

Wolf's Law

Murphy’s Laws Problems Time Effort

Those most opposed to serving on committees are made chairmen.

Third Law of Committo-Dynamics

Murphy’s Laws Chairmen Committees

When a person says that, in the interest of saving time, he will summarize his prepared statement, he will talk only three times as long as if he had read the statement in the first place.

Otten's Law of Testimony

Communication Murphy’s Laws Speech Time Summaries

McGurk's Law

Murphy’s Laws Confusion Improbable events

Don't use commas, which aren't necessary.

The 19 Rules for Good Riting - 13

Communication Language Murphy’s Laws Reading/Writing

The one who snores will fall asleep first.

Proverb

Murphy’s Laws Proverbs Sleep Snoring

No one is as ugly as their passport photo.

Parson's Law of Passports

Appearance Murphy’s Laws Ugly Passports Photographs

If you take your boots off, you'll never get them back on again.

Barber's Seventh Law of Backpacking

Murphy’s Laws Backpacking Hiking

One of the greatest unsolved riddles of restaurant eating is that the customer usually gets faster service when the restaurant is crowded than when it is half empty; it seems that the less the staff has to do, the slower they do it.

Harris's Restaurant Paradox

Food/Drink Murphy’s Laws Crowds Restaurants Riddles Speed

In a three-story building served by one elevator, nine times out of ten the elevator car will be on a floor where you are not.

Dedera's Law

Murphy’s Laws Elevators

Washing machines only break down during the wash cycle.
Corollary: All breakdowns occur on the plumber's day off.

Yeager's Law

Failure Murphy’s Laws Problems Plumbers Washing machines

A high paying rush job comes in only after you've committed to a low paying rush job.

First Law for Freelance Artists

Money Murphy’s Laws Work Rush jobs

Among economists, the real world is often a special case.

Horngren's Observation

Murphy’s Laws Economists

Change is the status quo.

First Law Of Innovation Managemen

Murphy’s Laws Change Status quo

If at first you don't succeed, call in an airstrike.

A Murphy's Military Law

Military Murphy’s Laws

Never expect the unexpected to be predictable.

Ffluck's Law

Murphy’s Laws The unexpected

If it works, don't fix it.

First Rule of Rural Mechanics

Murphy’s Laws Repairs

For every credibility gap there is a gullibility fill.

Clopton's Law

Characteristics Murphy’s Laws Credibility gaps

If you are short of everything except enemy, you are in combat.

A Murphy's Military Law

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Subject: Murphy’s Laws (Page 64)

Don't use a run-on sentence you got to punctuate it.

It isn't that things will necessarily go wrong (Murphy's Law), but rather that they will take so much more time and effort than you think if they are not to go wrong.

Those most opposed to serving on committees are made chairmen.

When a person says that, in the interest of saving time, he will summarize his prepared statement, he will talk only three times as long as if he had read the statement in the first place.

McGurk's Law

Don't use commas, which aren't necessary.

The one who snores will fall asleep first.

No one is as ugly as their passport photo.

If you take your boots off, you'll never get them back on again.

One of the greatest unsolved riddles of restaurant eating is that the customer usually gets faster service when the restaurant is crowded than when it is half empty; it seems that the less the staff has to do, the slower they do it.

In a three-story building served by one elevator, nine times out of ten the elevator car will be on a floor where you are not.

Washing machines only break down during the wash cycle.
Corollary: All breakdowns occur on the plumber's day off.

A high paying rush job comes in only after you've committed to a low paying rush job.

Among economists, the real world is often a special case.

Change is the status quo.

The number of adjectives and verbs that are added to the description of a menu item is in inverse proportion to the quality of the dish.

If at first you don't succeed, call in an airstrike.

Never expect the unexpected to be predictable.

If it works, don't fix it.

For every credibility gap there is a gullibility fill.

If you are short of everything except enemy, you are in combat.